The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-10-08
All a Mistake.
BY JOSH J0NSoN.

itand was a neatly-dressed and
'ather good-looking man. He was
rot out of his twenties, but had a
-ather dignified appearance.
By the laughter Of several on the
stand he turned his head and look
I'd up. He seemed to be studying
the faces. Presently his eye rested
upon lady of striking appearance,
but one who would not be termed a
handsome woman. While he look
sd at her, it seemed that the magnet
ism of his gaze attracted her atten-
ton. She quietly looked about and
her eyes fell upon the young man.
The message that passed was appar-
entlo / und ydersto lie raised his
hat, and bowed slightly. The lady
was neither surprised or felt that the
man had been hasty in speaking.
Just at this time the horses came
down the track, scoring, trying to
get the word go" from the judges.
For time the little incident Of man
and lady were forgotten. There was
much excitement and passing to and
fro of the people that caused a jam
in front of the stand.
1t is always in order TO introduce
the hero and heroine at the begin
ming, but rs this story is founded
upon fact, more or less, allow me to
tell Just what is worth telling with
out using names.
The young man evidently thought
he knew the lady, although he fire.
quently looked at her and then ap-
peared to be in a deep study. The
lady wondered who he could be; she
rather liked his looks but was averse
to getting up Irritation. This is
how the incident stood during the
afternoon.
Toward dusk the lady and her
lady friend getting tired ofseeing the
amusements left the stand. They
noticed as they passed through the
lower gate that the gentleman was
following them. He passed and a
few feet a head dropped card. The
ladies noticed it and picked it up
Thereupon was name. The lady
placed the card in her pocket, she
thought, but dropped it and a few
moments later several young girls
came along and one picked it up
Carriages began to hurry from the
ground and our two people werC
swallowed in the multitude.
Several weeks after the Fair closet
this young man received a note, anc
and it went on to the effect that al
she, (the young lady that found hi
card, and thinking he had dropped
it, where she could see it, picked j
up, and therefore she, for the SAX
! .8ff ;j4S;,ilH,sascert and ETC.. would lik
to open.a cFrespondence.
He was a little puzzled, but he re-
membered put dropping q card
and the ladAhe saw pick it up.
What would ~ do? Like the ma
jority of men he sat down and pen
ned an answer.
The corresponds tence went on for
year and the yd drng man is undel
the impression thNt the lady he saw
picked up the cardat last years Fail
was his correspond dent. So he ap'
pointed meeting. \The lady prom
ised to be at the trysing place.
On Thursday moAing, 1886, tn,
man was at the spot, when the lad,
he first saw advanced toward him
He quickly raised his hat and bowe'
The lady stared.
Excuse, me, but didn't you fin,
my card last year, at this Fair an
place it in your pocket?"
! After thinking awhile the lady re
membered, and said "yes, did, br
: had forgotten all about it."
"Why, how can that be, when yo
have been writing to me for severi
months ?"
writing to you, sir2 l don
know your name. Excuse me, bl
you are laboring under a mistak
The card picked up lost and ha'
not seen it since that day
"Queer, indeed.
"Some other maiden or a man, pc
haps has been keeping you interes
ed IN reading matter, not l." said II
lady.
"You will excuse me for addres
ing you, but from the tones and col
ment ofthe letters l had my suspiciC
aroused, and l am now certain son
one has been duping me-"
"The lady smiled and said:
would have been faithful to my a
pointment ifI had promised to mt
you here"
"But it really seems that YOU ha